Global Patent Index - EP 4368517 A1

EP 4368517 A1 20240515 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INLINE CONTINUOUS-FLOW LIVERY APPLICATION

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INLINE CONTINUOUS-FLOW LIVERY APPLICATION

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR INLINE-AUFBRINGUNG VON BEMALUNG IN KONTINUIERLICHEM FLUSS

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET MÉTHODE POUR L'APPLICATION EN LIGNE D'UNE LIVRÉE À FLUX CONTINU

Publication

EP 4368517 A1 20240515 (EN)

Application

EP 23198435 A 20230920

Priority

US 202217983162 A 20221108

Abstract (en)

Disclosed herein is a surface preparation and livery printing system and a method of preparing a surface and printing a livery. The method includes preparing (205) a surface of an aircraft part in a first processing booth to form a prepared surface of the aircraft part. The method also includes transporting the aircraft part to a second processing booth being adjacent to the first processing booth upon completion of preparing the surface. The method further includes applying (210) a livery to the prepared surface of the aircraft part in a second processing booth and upon completion of applying the livery, transporting the aircraft part to a third processing booth being adjacent to the second processing booth. The method still further includes applying (215) a clearcoat over at least the livery applied to the prepared surface of the aircraft part in a third processing booth.

IPC 8 full level

B64F 5/00 (2017.01); B05B 13/02 (2006.01); B05B 16/00 (2018.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41M 5/00 (2006.01); B64F 1/222 (2024.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64F 5/30 (2017.01); B64F 5/50 (2017.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B05B 16/20 (2018.02 - EP); B05D 7/576 (2013.01 - US); B41J 2/04586 (2013.01 - US); B41J 3/4073 (2013.01 - EP); B41J 3/413 (2013.01 - US); B41M 5/0011 (2013.01 - US); B41M 7/0027 (2013.01 - US); B64F 5/30 (2017.01 - EP); B64F 5/50 (2017.01 - EP); B05B 12/20 (2018.02 - EP); B05D 1/26 (2013.01 - EP); B05D 1/32 (2013.01 - EP); B05D 7/53 (2013.01 - EP); B08B 3/02 (2013.01 - EP); B64F 5/10 (2017.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4368517 A1 20240515; CN 118003786 A 20240510; JP 2024068656 A 20240520; US 2024149299 A1 20240509

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 23198435 A 20230920; CN 202311459496 A 20231103; JP 2023189815 A 20231107; US 202217983162 A 20221108